This is the colored vinyl version, ltd 200 copies, music mania exclusive (webshop, physical shop in Ghent & the live A&O release-event 26th oct @ Vooruit)
Music
Mania and Indica Dubs is proud to present the next release in their Mania Dub
series. Following multiple classic re-issues, we now bring you a long awaited
freshly produced dubplate album on a 12”LP by UK Dub innovators; Alpha &
Omega: Dubplate Selection Vol. 3.
“We have always done alternative mixes for
sound systems. We had enough good ones to make an album so that's why we
released Dubplate Selection Vol. 1. As we released more albums we had more
dubplates to release. We've had a long gap but after our recent releases we
felt it was about time for a new Dubplate Selection Vol 3. It includes mixes
from the last 3 albums”.
UK
dub pioneers since 1990, A&O are a roots dub duo that mix both
analogue and digital elements, comprising Christine Woodbridge and John Sprosen, both of whom had played in
reggae bands previously, Sprosen also having worked with the Roaring Lion Sound System. They began
working together in the mid-1980s, splitting their time between their home
towns of London and Plymouth, and issued their debut home-recorded cassette
in 1988. They were picked up by Greensleeves
Records, who acted as a parent company to the duo’s A&O label, and
also worked with Jah Shaka, for
whom they supplied rhythm tracks. Although they are strongly influenced by
artists such as Lee “Scratch” Perry,
King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, they have developed a sound that has been
described as “uniquely British”.
In a review of their Mystical Things album,
Rick Anderson, writing for Allmusic, wrote: “This prolific London-based duo is responsible for some of the most
convincing old-school reggae to come from the first world.”
“Enter a path few can follow, but many can
appreciate. A studio or sound’s dub-plates are like a Shaolin monk’s sacred
teachings. London-based Alpha & Omega take us into their world of
mesmerising roots and divulge their exclusive ‘specials’.” Muzik
“Through minimal manipulation, (Alpha and
Omega) deliver the listener to a place of great sonic peace.” Option
magazine
“The compelling presences at the hear of
these airy sonic worlds have a harder edge than some of their ancestors.”
The Wire
“Massively thunderous bass lines, galloping
drum tracks and a willingness to tastefully adorn dubs with digital flutes
and various electronic sounding washes.” Pulse
TRACKLIST
Side A
Jah
Warrior feat. Ras Tinny (original track Walk Like A Warrior)
Dubplate
Style (original track Poor Mans Style)
Vision
Of Dub (original track The Vision)
The
Open Sea (original track Every Human Is A Refugee)
Hands
Up High (original track Love Rastafari)
Side B
Blessed
Dub (original track)
Weather
And Storm (original track Creation)
Rootical
Dub (original track Roots Music)
Rolling
Dubplate (original track Dancehall)
The
Kings Dubplate (original track King Of Zion)
Produced
by: Alpha & Omega
Music
by: A&O (Christine / John)
Recorded
and mixed at: A&O Studio
